How other countries are responding to coronavirus Canada and New Zealand have adopted similar protections to Australia, but the UK, US and EU have much more stringent guidelines in place.
Anti-vaccination advocates double down as measles kills 50 Samoan children Non-medical alternatives continue to be pushed as a solution to the Samoan measles epidemic, which has now killed dozens more young children.
New research may change treatment of UTIs Recurrent UTIs may occur because of intestinal reservoirs of bacteria, rather than bladder sources.
Is it time to rethink midstream urine culture for UTI diagnosis? Research shows that an MSU may be unsuitable for excluding UTIs in patients with lower-urinary-tract symptoms.
Infection control update for healthcare New guidelines are designed to help reduce the more than 165,000 healthcare-associated infections that occur in Australia each year.
How close is Australia to becoming the first country to end HIV transmission? New prevention drugs, better testing and antiretroviral therapy have put us within reach of ending transmission of HIV in Australia. But challenges remain.
Recorded penicillin allergy linked to increased risk of ‘superbug’ infections Researchers say more needs to be done to confirm or rule out the presence of true penicillin allergy to reduce the incidence of superbug infections.